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“[A]s important as moral and ethical issues are here, you don't need to rely on altruism to make the case for tackling poverty. It is in everyone's self-interest to reduce the societal consequences of deprivation. Poverty can foster crime and health care problems and in various other ways increase social costs and affect the lives of people who aren't poor.”
― In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington
― In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington
“Once you've internalised the concept that you can't prove anything in absolute terms, life becomes all the more about odds, chances, and trade-offs.
In a world without provable truths, the only way to refine the probabilities that remain is through greater knowledge and understanding.”
― In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington
In a world without provable truths, the only way to refine the probabilities that remain is through greater knowledge and understanding.”
― In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington
“Humans are pattern-seeking story-telling animals, and we are quite adept at telling stories about patterns, whether they exist or not.”
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